Last season Burns finished with 34 catches for 631 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 124 yards and had an interception. Pittsburg finished 6-5, falling to Rusk in the first round of the playoffs.

Arkansas State is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and is coached by Blake Anderson. The Red Wolves were 7-5 in 2017, making an appearance in the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

Burns, like all juniors, is first eligible to sign with any team that offers him beginning December 2018.